Octoberman debut ‘these trails are old and new’ was born 20 yrs ago today. Thanks to the amazing people involved. It’s a real trip to think back to this time… lots of tracking in James Henderson’s home studio and setting up in random places to capture sounds. Lots of collabes but overall minimal.

VLADDY ❤️

I’m honoured to have been asked to sit down for an interview about the history and songwriting process behind Octoberman for the If It Be Your Will podcast series. It was a fun and sprawling chat and we really got into it. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre

Saw Grandaddy last night and they ruled even harder than when I saw them a couple of decades ago. Guitar tones were heavvvvy. Played forever in a good way. Modesto for the win.

Playing music with friends is fun. Doing so again this Friday in Ottawa at Red Bird with our friend Andy Swan starting things off. Here’s us playing ‘we used to talking death’ in Toronto last week.

Blue Jays! 💙

Toronto, big thanks for trekking out last night (especially all the way from London and Guelph). ❤️❤️ We had a blast.

Toronto this Friday ❤️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/octoberman...

Chutes release shows coming up… tickets going fast :-) Toronto Oct 3: www.eventbrite.ca/e/octoberman... Ottawa Oct 10: www.showpass.com/octoberman/?...

Happy birthday, L Cohen ❤️

YouTube won’t let me cover my own songs and post them to my YouTube channel because of copyright infringement (on my own songs). Good job, tech lords.

I still remember what I said to my dad on Nov 5 last year at around 10pm. “Buckle up.”

Working up some tunes for our release shows: Toronto Oct 3 Cameron House w/ Annelise Noronha Ottawa Oct 10 Red Bird w/ Andy Swan #newmusic #indierock

Lisa O’Neill w the Pogues ❤️❤️❤️. Thx for the ticket, @shocktheshanker.bsky.social

Ottawa show alert! Friday, Oct 10 at Red Bird. Full band show. Opening will be the long awaited return of Andy Swan backed by friends. Tickets: www.showpass.com/octoberman/ 🤘

Toronto show alert! Friday, Oct 3 at Cameron House’s back room theatre. With the amazing Annelise Noronha opening the proceedings.

Life is short. Do your thing and enjoy.

Happy Bandcamp Friday to those who celebrate. ❤️ octoberman.bandcamp.com/album/chutes

Aug 30 menu on @nwrbroadcast.bsky.social @birdstreets.bsky.social #BodyType #Brideshead #DeadFamousPeople #DeweyLester @fascinationsgc.bsky.social @octobermanmusic.bsky.social @superchunk.bsky.social @tamarberk.bsky.social #TheBats @thebeths.bsky.social @theloftuk.bsky.social @tttopsss.bsky.social

HAPPY MONDAY. TUNE IN TO HEAR GREAT TRACKS ON 24/7 ROTATION zeno.fm/radio/theretweeterhits/ ft'ing @octobermanmusic.bsky.social @tavfalco.bsky.social @defneonmusic.bsky.social @hellorangoon.bsky.social @thebeths.bsky.social @lobsterbombband.bsky.social @madwetsea.bsky.social and many more

🍂 @octobermanmusic.bsky.social abraza el tiempo en "Chutes": indie folk canadiense grabado en cinta, donde banjo y vibráfono pintan memorias con calidez orgánica. 🎶 rmas.mx/2025/08/31/o... (EN in link!)

Did Britney Spears take on a new alias?

Canadian indie bands/labels, what’s your plan for the new de minimis rules down south?

Go to shows.

As an old head it’s fun discovering young hip hop groups that I vibe with.. Coast Contra are one of those

Strumming a new tune called Return Call. Chutes out now. #newmusic

Musicians are like gophers who burrow underground and pop up now and then

The biggest drag about releasing music these days is how much time you end up spending on social media

It’s neat how a song can start as a voice memo, become a demo and eventually graduate as a properly recorded entity backpacking around the world

Shout out to Reactin. #newmusic

Our seventh album “Chutes” is OUT NOW EVERYWHERE. Analog and liveish… Fictional storytelling amongst some “we’re all dying, what to do”. Snuck in some vibraphones, accordion, banjo, rhodes next to the what have you’s of guitar/bass/drums/synthesizers.

happy hump day. tune in to hear great tracks on 24/7 rotation zeno.fm/radio/hitsoftheweekretweeter2/ ft'ing @jokersrepublic.bsky.social @nationoflanguage.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @absolutelosers.bsky.social @octobermanmusic.bsky.social @modernlifeiswar-ia.bsky.social and more

It’s cute that the George Harrison song Apple Scruffs is a shout out to Beatles superfans

I saw Oasis open for Neil Young and Crazy Horse back in 1996 and… yeah didn’t need to see them again.

Walking around Quebec ❤️.

Devo doc on Netflix rules.

Summer is slowly hoppin’ away… hope everyone’s been having a good one. 🩷☁️ Aaaaand can’t believe CHUTES release day is AUG 27. Thanks to everyone who spun “Harry Nilsson” single or ordered the LP thru Bandcamp. 🙏❤️ #newmusic #chutes

Here’s the amateur piano version of latest single “Harry Nilsson”. Thanks for all the spins and nice words over the past week. Chutes LP out now on Bandcamp and everywhere else on Aug 27. #newmusic #indierock #canadianmusic #octoberman #harrynilsson #chutes

The sky before Neil Young came on…

I feel like a key strategy to get you through life is make there’s always snacks available

New song “Harry Nilsson”… busker version. Single now available everywhere. #newmusic

DIFY (do it for yourself) 🤘

It feels like physical media is slowly coming back from the dead as part of the backlash against the AI overlords.

No “AI bands” or “war machines” used by this platform (that I know of). octoberman.bandcamp.com/album/chutes @bandcamp.com

Nice to hear some new Big Thief in the world.

“This is an overcaffeinated unboxing video.” Up now: octoberman.bandcamp.com/album/chutes

New single “Harry Nilsson” is now available everywhere. The video features footage of my cousin-in-law Nick Steers extreme skiing all over the world. It was edited by Dustin Seabrook. youtu.be/vtA-PBWBNZ8?...

These fires are concerning. Stay safe out there, friends.